Sound of Insanity

"Please! Please just let me go! I didn't do anything!" Tears welled up in her eyes as he approached. "I didn't do anything!" she repeated, sobbing. She had been here for days. Each day she was tortured, or killed. But his magic healed her. His magic revived her. Just so he could do it all over again. Her eyes widened when she saw the knife. The bloodstained knife. The knife that she was so familiar with. The cold steel against her skin made warm by her blood. All she could do was whimper and hope that this time around he stops soon. She shut her eyes in fear...But no further pain came. She risked the look, and saw his grin. The only thing visible besides his red mane and eyes, seemingly disembodied in the darkness. She thought back to how he turned out this way. What horrible thing made him like this? Or was he always this evil deep inside? They had been friends in school. She had always been kind and friendly to him. Then again, he was always kind as well... Then, a sharp pain in her stomach. Then again. And again. He was stabbing her. Blood flowing freely from the open wounds. He then plunged the knife into her again, this time twisting it before pulling it out, bringing intestines out with it. He stabbed the knife in her chest with such a force, the cracking and splintering of bones were easily audible. But she didn't feel it anymore. She was dying. Going numb and cold. Her life flashed by like it has done before. She noticed particularly the parts that involved him. We used to hang out after school. We shared countless memories. We were best friends... She thought as a tear rolled down her face, feeling the betrayal as she did the knife. Sometimes, it's the fact that my friend is doing this to me that makes this hurt so much. What happened to hi-Nothing. She had died again. But this time, she stayed dead.

Sivad woke up. Dazed, confused, What the hell happened? How long was I asleep? He looked around a bit And where the buck am I?! That's when he noticed. His beloved friend, Serenity, nailed to the wall, intestines spilled, heart visible through the splintered bone, a single tearstain on her cheek. "NOO! Why did it have to be her?! Sivad slumped to the ground in a crumpled heap. Sobbing at what has become of his closest friend. Why wasn't I strong enough?! Why didn't I stop?! His thoughts were thoughts of self-hatred. Serenity... "I can save her. I can use magic to bring her back!" he said hopefully, You can't control your own magic He strained to start the spell You've always been a screwup His horn was glowing in a dark grey hue as magic coursed through it, You did this to Serenity Magical sparks flew from his horn You should be proud. It's what you wanted. It's what *we** wanted.* "No! I didn't want this! You wanted this! You did this! Not me!" He said as tears flowed from his eyes and the magical glow died down. He concentrated on bringing Serenity back...But he couldn't. He just couldn't. Every attempt ended in failure. He had killed somepony he loved. Again. He failed to bring them back. Again. "Why couldn't I stop myself?" He screamed at nopony. He crawled over to Serenity, pulled the nails out of her hooves, and layed her down. "Serenity...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry" He sat beside her limp body. Her open eyes staring into his being, asking the silent question 'Why did you do this to me?' "I don't know!" He answered the unsaid question. "I...I just don't know." His legs buckled from underneath him, and he fell. A miserable, sobbing heap on the floor. Grab the knife He shook his head Grab the knife He shut his eyes, trying to push the Voices away. Grab...The...Knife! The knife was raised in the air by Sivad, yet at the same time, not Sivad. Stab her "No! Please don't make me do this to her!" Tears beggining to flow again, "Please...Please..." Stab her He shut his eyes tighter as he heard the noise of the knife slicing through flesh. Bones cracking. Flesh tearing. Open your eyes and see what you've done Sivad cried as his eyes opened. He didn't want to see. But They were making him. He wasn't controlling himself anymore, They were. This wasn't him. This couldn't be him. As soon as his eyes opened, he turned away from the ghastly scene, collapsing once more in tears Look at what you did Against his will, his head turned. He stared at the poor pony before him. Her horn was sawn off, leaving a bloody stump. Her mouth had been cut at the sides to form a bloody grin. Her eyelids were cut off, leaving her bloody eyes staring at him. She was completly split open, organs spilled onto the floor, and her cutie mark was nothing but a patch of muscle where the knife sliced off her skin. You should be glad of what you did. You *wanted** this to happen* Sivad fell to his hooves again and crawled up the stairs. Anything to get away from what he's just seen. But he will never forget. Nothing can make him forget what he...No, what They did. He didn't do this. He would never do this. Especially not to Serenity. Yet he did. He couldn't fight the Voices as he once did. He couldn't resist anymore. He was theirs to command and control. I don't even know what are my thoughts and their thoughts he thought to himself Serenity is gone now...I killed her... He was at the top of the stairs when he realized that this was his own home. She trusted me, and I killed her. She was my friend, and I killed her. She *loved** me, and I...I killed her* These were his last thoughts before he passed out again.

Authors' Note: This is my first story. I don't exactly know why I chose this style of story, but I decided on doing it anyways. Constructive Criticism is welcomed, please tell me what I did wrong if you see something. If you have a specific request, PM me. I will do my best to add it in. Thanks for reading the first chapter!